Staten Island Advance/Hilton FloresA fire at 116 Laguardia Ave. in Castleton Corners claimed the life of a 68-year-old man early this morning.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A man died and a woman made a desperate leap from the second-floor window during an early-morning house fire in Castleton Corners, according to a Fire Department spokesman.

The blaze at 116 Laguardia Ave., a semi-attached two-story private home, was first reported at 4:30 a.m.

FDNY members found a 68-year-old man dead inside the home upon arrival.

The woman, who they said jumped out the second-floor window before they arrived, was taken to Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. She's listed in stable condition, according to cops.

Officials have not yet released their identities.

A Fire Department official on the scene estimated the woman's jump, which he said was made from the front window, to about about 10-15 feet. Immediately beneath that window is a concrete patio. A charred mattress was visible in the second-floor window.

Neighbors told the Daily News that the woman tried to reach her husband, but couldn’t get through the smoke and had to jump to safety. She was treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation.

The fire was brought under control at 5:15 a.m. Three firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries as a result of the battle, the FDNY spokesman said.

A police car was parked in the driveway and the perimeter of the yard was roped off with yellow tape this morning.

One neighbor on the block believed the male who perished in the blaze used a wheelchair.